onefold
Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or themeConstituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
Meaning
4 senses(not comparable)Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
(not comparable)Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete.
(not comparable)Simple, plain, straightforward.
(not comparable)Singular, as opposite to plural.
Origin
From Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English āFrom Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainfald, from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simplicity, easiness”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”) and einfach (“simple”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at one, -fold.
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